ASUS Sabertooth Z170 S, Help

wrecsworld

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I'm in the process of getting all the parts together for an all while build and saw this board recently released. I'll admit the z97 board looked better with the armor but I still love the all white design.
I can't seem to find out much comparison information for this new board vs other z170s on top of the fact this is my first PC build (I don't know what to look for).

Is there much of a upgrade from the z170-A to justify the $70 increase? My budget gives me enough room to go for the Deluxe too btw.

My build is almost finished, critique welcomed.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($102.96 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($210.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($676.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX ATX Mid Tower Case ($179.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($599.00 @ Adorama)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($169.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $2518.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-15 17:22 EST-0500
 
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Looks good, think it's a followup to the Z97 Sabranco which came out in Z97 as a concept mobo in the Tuf line - (Sabertooth, Gryphon) . Might also look at their Pro Gaming, just a bit more than the Z170-A. I almost went the Pro Gamiing before jumping on up to the Hero - the previous Hero models were great and the Z170 has stepped up even more 😉
Looks good, think it's a followup to the Z97 Sabranco which came out in Z97 as a concept mobo in the Tuf line - (Sabertooth, Gryphon) . Might also look at their Pro Gaming, just a bit more than the Z170-A. I almost went the Pro Gamiing before jumping on up to the Hero - the previous Hero models were great and the Z170 has stepped up even more 😉
 
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